Aran Calender

The Aran Calender was created by the human historian Alfald Aran. It was created about 16000 years after the creation and the first date of the calendar marks the birth of the red dragon Sinabi. It is divided into 5 eras, each new era marks the birth of another red dragon. Even though the calendar was created in the west of Fortem it spread quickly all over the world and is now the de-facto standard calendar in use.

Structure
Each new era marks the birth of a new red dragon. A calendar year is 336 days and is based on the suns position in the sky. The calendar is divided up in 9 months and each month has 37 days, except for the 3 last which all have 38 days in them. The calendar is further divided up in weeks and each week is consisting of 7 days.

Name of weekdays: Name of months:
 * Rovos
 * Matris
 * Lulus
 * Messis
 * Palor
 * Alldeus
 * Saintsday
 * Deepsnow
 * Fellnight
 * Winterwane
 * Rainmoot
 * Highsun
 * Firemoot
 * Lowsun
 * Redfall
 * Frostmoot

First Era
The first era lasted 1187 and the beginning marked the birth of the red dragon Sinabi. The first era ended when the red dragon Dugama was born.

Second Era
The second era is the longest of the calendar and lasted 1925 years. The second era started with the birth of Dugama and ended with the birth of Khalilu.

Third Era
The third era saw the rise of the human kingdoms in Fortem and the era lasted 627 years. The third era started with the birth of Khalilu and ended with the birth of Muramma.

Fourth Era
The fourth era lasted about 779 years. The fourth era started with the birth of Muramma and ended with the birth of Sumidea.

Fifth Era
The fifth era is the current era and at the time of writing it is in year 538. This era saw the start of the Elven War in Fortem. The fifth era started with the birth of the red dragon Sumidea.